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background based on the limited record before us. On September 13, 2024, attorney B.P. filed a request for CHRO against A.Z. on behalf of himself and P.I. The dispute apparently originated from two other cases, one in which B.P. represented a party who sued A.Z. in a consumer fraud matter relating to her sales of German Shepherd puppies, and another in which A.Z. sued B.P. for defamation for accusing her of being an “animal abuser.” The appellate record does not reflect whether the court issued a temporary CHRO pending the noticed hearing. The noticed hearing was originally set for October 7 then continued to November 14. On November 4, B.P. filed a proof of service of the CHRO papers with the court. In the proof of service, a process server stated under penalty of perjury that he personally served A.Z. with the CHRO request, the notice of hearing, and the order continuing the hearing. The process server stated that he “personally gave copies of the documents” to A.Z. at a listed address in Los Angeles on October 24.

2 A.Z. did not file a response to the CHRO request and did not appear at the November 14 hearing before Judge Rebecca Zipp. The hearing was unreported. According to…